Toy combine



Aug. 21, 1951 K. E. WISSLEAD TOY COMBINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 5, 1948 JNVENTOR. KENNETH E. "lb-519L540,

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K. E. WISSLEAD 2,564,825

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An object of the invention is the provision of a toy in simulation'of a combine in which a beater and a screw conveyor are revolved by. operative connections with the traction'wheels ofthe toy, a header pivoted at one'end on themainbodyof the toy with the'othe'r end b ein =freeforlelevating' the same, a manually operated bell crank raising or lowering the 'fre'eend.

"A further object of th invention is the provision of atoy in the form of" a combine fonharvesting grains in which a hopperisfilledwith sand or grains'to be delivered vto'a bin by a screw conveyor actuated through connections withthe traction wheels of the combine, a revolving mech anism disposed "over a header simulating a beater being operatively" connected withzthe actuating means for the conveyor, said headerpivoted at the inner end thereof and provided with" manual means for raising or lowering the other end, and likewise the beater which issupported invbearin'gs carried by. the header, a manually" operated screw conveyor bein employed forremoving-gthesand or grain from thebin." The invention will be best understood from a consideration .of the following "detailed descrip'- tion in view of the accompanying drawings forming part of the specification. Nevertheless; itis to be understood that, theinvention is ,notcon fined to the disclosure, being susceptible'ofi-such modifications which shall defineno material departure from the salient features ';of therinventionas, expressed in the appended claims.--

Injthe drawings: Figure 1 is a side view in elevationof my toy which simulates a combine, r

Figure 2 is aplanview. of the toy with parts broken away, Figure 3 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section taken along the 'Ii'n'e3"3 of Figure 2, and Figure 4 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section taken alpng' 'th e une "4 4 ofi 'igure 1.

Referring ino'fe parti ciil'arlftd the fdrawings I designates a longitudinal bsm'tonfiefieuto one end of a housing -'IT'of 'an axlefil z which extends transversely of the body. I3 of the ,toy at the rear end thereof. An L --shaped beam {has an arm I5 secured at oneei'id toe i inter ine fate portion of the been Th itsfl ie d nected tsiih' 1? housing. [The beams jfl and shaped inpross sectionand. re formedqf thin sheets of crimped oricorifuga d steel. Traction wheels I! and" Ila" areaaahatt the opposite ends of the axles.

" were; (01. iii-Q4 The body I3 is constructed to resemble that same element in a: combine used for 'harvesting graini The body is in the form of a housing which is progressively taperedlsfrom the topnto the" bottom to provide spaced parallel V-shaped sidewalls, and 21, a flat'top. 22, curved-at its ends,-and a iront' bottom'panel. 23. The lower ends ofthe sidewalls and thepane123 are secured firmly to axle housing I. I. i The top :22'is provided with an elongatedcover plate25.-hingedkat:26 .on the side walls of thebodyl3'. i A tapered'hopper' 21 has a transversely curved lowerf'end 28"for the reception ofa'arscrews1conveyor 29 carried byashaft 30'extending beyond the sid wallc2l. A pulley13 l'uis secureditothe extended end of the shaft; .The co'nveyor29 .pro-

1 jects through the side walli2ll intoia dischargelbin 32 for -delivering grain or vsand which-.zhasbeen supplied to the hopper 2! (Fig.2) 2...

uIIhe bin 32 has a tapere'dbottom with a channe135, semi-circular in cross -section,'jn; w,hich is mounted a manually operatedscrew;conveyorziifi.

The channel is-inclined (Fig.3) and hassits lower portion in a position to receive the grain or sand deliveredby the screw conveyor ZQuQI-he channel isconverted into a tube-31 when it projects beyonda small end wall 38 of the bin 32. 1 The, free end of" the tube receives a continuation: of the conveyor 36 and has a spout 39 atthexdischarge end 'A manuallv'operated crank 40 rota-tes the conveyor for withdrawing grain or sand fromrthe bin 32.-A "bracket '4i-proiecting fromathe: side wall 29 has abearing forthe inner; end ofzthe shaft 30. A bracket 42 securedto the-bottomof he han e .3 a abea i e fo he QWQnen O a shartiis that revolves the conveyor 36;

A belt 35 in the form-of a rubber band, is trained on the pulley 3! and a pulley Ali-secured to=the traction wheel Ila. A; second pulley-4'! is e ured to t e an a bel 48 nitl er qrm of-- a rubber band is trained on-said.pu1l ey;and a p llevfi se ur to n n -o a liai sim n ted in bearings in the pacdsid W 1' -?;%nd .Z.. @Q thehous e l3- Guid -fla di epivotedio the shaft 511. A pulley 53-.is.secured:to tl1 e other e o the haf 50 an axbe t 52. 1 t a ed s carried by ;brackets.-51'rising fromthe guides 5] z ,2 r z w 7 e A h te e r y si nate heni m ra 6 0 has spaced hubs 6 l .,frorn-.w hich radiate arms 62. A blade 63 is attached-to the ends oiflagpair of the arms by le the stra s-.i4g t1iat hfi base will be freely movable on the ends of the arnis. The hubs are secured to the shaftli'vfilso that the blades-will be revolved-by the s are; 4 1

A cylindrical wooden roller 61 is secured axially on the shaft 50 and is revolved thereby. A second wooden idler roller 68 is secured axially to a shaft 69 which has its ends mounted in bearings formed in the outer ends of the guides 5| and 52. A canvas belt I is trained on the rollers 61 and 68 and is driven by the roller 51 beneath the beater 80.

The inner ends of the guides and 52 provide bearings for the shaft 50 while said shaft forms a pivot for the inner ends of said guides. The guides are of an inverted V-shape in cross section with the inner ends being split. The outer ends are pointed to simulate the shape of actual guides which move through the stalks of grain for forcing the stalks which are being beaten inwardly towards the beater while directing stalks at one side of the path of travel of the combine away from the moving beater.

The guides 5|, 52, the heater 6!! and the idler roller 68 may be raised manually as a unit by a lever ll having a handle I2 at the free end thereof. The inner or lower end of the lever is secured to a horizontal shaft 13 mounted in a bearing 14 secured to the beam 10. A crank arm 15 extends inwardly from the shaft 13 and has a sliding connection with a slot 16 in a bar 76a which is secured to the under face of the guide 52. A vertically disposed ratchet bar H has teeth 18 adapted to be engaged by the lever "H for retaining the lever in a predetermined position when rocked for raising or lowering the outer free ends of the guides. The lower end of the bar 11 is secured firmly to the beam 10.

The beam in is located at one side of the housing l3 and the guide 52. The inner free end of the beam is provided with a swiveled connector 80 for attachment to a tractor. The connector permits the combine to be tilted to either side of the line of travel of the tractor.

The operation of my device is as follows:

When the toy is drawn along a surface, the traction wheels are revolved causing the pulleys 41, 49, 53 and 55 to be rotated. The hopper 21 is filled with sand, grain or other materials and the screw 29 being rotated by the shaft 30, will convey the materials to the bin 32. The screw 36 is operated manually for delivering the materials through the tube to the spout 39 whence said materials are collected in a container. The beater B0 is revolved by the pulleys 53 and 55 in connection with the entrained belt 54. The blades will brush over the moving canvas belt 52 operated by the drum or roller 61 in simulation of a beater and header of a full scale combine. The header may be raised at will by the proper manipulation of the lever H. The wheels I! and Na may be loose on the axle H so that the wheel l'la will drive the pulley 46 and likewise the various pulleys through the intermediary of the associated belts.

The hopper 21 is in effect the main element of the body I3 because the opposite parallel walls 20 and 2| are extended in opposite directions lengthwise of the toy to form not only a support for the hopper but bearings for the shaft 50. It will be noted from Figure 1 that the top 22 is cut away at the inner end as is the bottom panel 23 to provide an open space to receive the inner ends of the guides 5|, 52 and the inner end of the belt and the roller 61.

What I claim:

1. A toy combine comprising a frame, an axle disposed transversely of said frame contiguous to one end thereof, a ground engaging wheel 4 carried contiguous to each end of said axle, a body disposed adjacent said one end of said frame and supported thereon, a hopper arranged within said body and supported therein, a bin arranged exteriorly of said body in end to end relation with respect to one end of said hopper and fixedly secured to said body, a horizontally disposed rotatable spiral conveyor arranged within said hopper and extending transversely of the latter, said conveyor having one end projecting beyond said one end of said hopper and terminating in said bin, means for actuating said conveyor in response to the rotary movement of said axle for feeding the contents of said hopper into said bin, a downwardly inclined conveyor including spaced rollers and a belt trained about said rollers arranged adjacent the other end of said frame, said conveyor having the upper roller thereof positioned adjacent said hopper and pivotally mounted on said body and having the lower roller thereof supported on said frame, and means for actuating said conveyor in response to the rotary movement of said axle to thereby simulate the action of a combine.

2. A toy combine comprising a frame, an axle disposed transversely of said frame contiguous to one end thereof, a ground engaging wheel carried contiguous to each end of said axle, a body disposed adjacent said one end of said frame and supported thereon, a hopper arranged within said body and supported therein, a bin arranged exteriorly of said body in end to end relation with respect to one end of said hopper and fixedly secured to said body, a horizontally disposed rotatable spiral conveyor arranged Within said hopper and extending transversely of the latter, said conveyor having one end projecting beyond said one end of said hopper and terminating in said bin, means for actuating said conveyor in response to the rotary movement of said axle for feeding the contents of said hopper into said bin, a downwardly inclined conveyor including spaced rollers and a belt trained about said rollers arranged adjacent the other end of said frame, said conveyor having the upper roller thereof positioned adjacent said hopper and pivotally mounted on said body and having the lower roller thereof supported on said frame, and means for actuating said conveyor in response to the rotary movement of said axle to thereby simulate the action of a combine, hand actuable means extending into said bin and having an end projecting exteriorly of the latter for withdrawing the contents of said bin, and means operatively connected to said frame and said conveyor for raising and lowering the lower end of the latter.

KENNETH E. WISSLEAD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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